Shirtless Stephen Dorff shows off his multiple tattoos and lean physique as he cools off at a Malibu beach

The actor, who turns 41 this month, was spotted enjoying the 4th of July holiday at a Malibu beach.

And he certainly wasn't about to let a few big waves keep him from diving right into the water.

Refreshing! Stephen Dorff takes a dip in the Pacific Ocean on the 4th of July in Malibu, California

Set on a stunning backdrop of Malibu's rocky coastline, the handsome star jumped into the waves, drenching himself in the ocean.

With his multiple tattoos on display, Stephen, who starred in Public Enemies, decided spending a day at the beach was exactly what he needed to re-charge his batteries.

Stephen can be seen in the adventure thriller Heatstroke where he plays a research scientist and divorced dad who takes his girlfriend and teenage daughter, played by Maisie Williams from Game of Thrones, on a work trip to Africa.

Impressive! The actor showed off his multiple tattoos as he frolicked in the water

The trips goes terribly wrong when they come across murderous rhino poachers and try to outrun them.

Stephen is known for a variety of roles including Deacon Frost in the 1998 movie Blade, for which he won an MTV Movie Aaward for Best Villain.

He also portrayed Johnny Marco in Sofia Coppola's Somewhere as well as The Motel Life opposite Emile Hirsch, Dakota Fanning, and Kris Kristofferson.

I'm going in! Stephen waits for the waves to crash and then dives in

The
Motel Life tells the story of two brothers from Reno, Nevada whose
lives are thrown into turmoil following a tragic accident.

Stephen says he prefers to play unusual roles.

'I've always been very lucky with playing on the highest end -
[such as] when I was a kid working with Jack Nicholson and Michael
Caine on Blood And Wine with Bob Rafelson,' he said in a GQ interview in April.

Cooling off! Stephen can be seen in his latest movie Heatstroke

'I always chose
darker films on purpose because I wanted to work with people that I
really wanted to learn from,' adding that he was starstruck on set.

'There's one guy that I love, he's been a loyal friend of mine
since I worked with him and I was really starstruck with him: Jack
Nicholson. Just because he's was my favourite actor growing up.

'He
just makes me nervous because I want to make him happy all the
time. I like him, I care about him, I'm such a fan of his brain and
him.

'I'd still maybe get nervous if he was in a bad mood. What I
remember most being really nervous in my stomach was probably on Blood and Wine. I was just like "Where the f***
am I? This is crazy: I've got Michael Caine on the left of me, Jack
Nicholson on the right, J-Lo walking by - she wasn't J-Lo yet and
she was really sweet. I'm 22: what the hell is going on? This is
awesome."'

Recharging the batteries! The 40-year-old splashes water on his face as he walks out of the water